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Most graduate degrees, Kansas cities · 2010

Kansas cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Leawood, KSKS34,09330.7%+3.1 pts

02Prairie, KSKS23,00824.8%+2.5 pts

03Lawrence, KSKS96,36723.5%+2.8 pts

04Manhattan, KSKS54,67323.1%−0.5 pts

05Bel Aire, KSKS10,28720.6%+3.5 pts

06Overland Park, KSKS203,67720.1%+2.8 pts

07Mission, KSKS10,12518.7%+5.4 pts

08Lenexa, KSKS60,50618.3%+2.1 pts

09Roeland Park, KSKS6,68316.0%+0.9 pts

10Olathe, KSKS150,02514.5%+2.8 pts

11Hays, KSKS21,25813.7%+1.5 pts

12Shawnee, KSKS69,84812.7%+0.2 pts

13Andover, KSKS17,37012.4%+0.7 pts

14Leavenworth, KSKS37,01212.4%+0.0 pts

15Lansing, KSKS11,33112.1%+2.9 pts

16Atchison, KSKS10,78912.0%+3.0 pts

17Pittsburg, KSKS20,56911.1%−1.1 pts

18Derby, KSKS26,60610.6%−0.7 pts

19Merriam, KSKS11,50910.2%−0.4 pts

20Paola, KSKS5,88010.2%+4.2 pts

21Emporia, KSKS24,13710.0%+0.6 pts

22Topeka, KSKS125,7959.9%+1.1 pts

23Basehor, KSKS8,2499.5%+3.9 pts

24Newton, KSKS18,3539.3%+1.7 pts

25Iola, KSKS5,2409.2%+1.2 pts

26McPherson, KSKS13,9189.1%+2.6 pts

27Wichita, KSKS400,9879.0%+0.8 pts

28Bonner Springs, KSKS7,9628.8%+3.8 pts

29Salina, KSKS46,0948.6%+2.3 pts

30Pratt, KSKS6,5748.5%+1.4 pts

31Eudora, KSKS6,5068.2%+2.9 pts

32Independence, KSKS8,1938.0%+1.2 pts

33Parsons, KSKS9,3158.0%+2.2 pts

34Colby, KSKS5,4897.8%−0.6 pts

35De Soto, KSKS7,0837.7%−0.5 pts

36Valley Center, KSKS7,6857.7%−0.1 pts

37Winfield, KSKS11,7457.7%−0.5 pts

38Gardner, KSKS26,1547.3%+1.8 pts

39Louisburg, KSKS5,2997.2%+1.2 pts

40Fort Scott, KSKS7,5007.0%−2.1 pts

41Goddard, KSKS6,6386.9%−0.5 pts

42Ottawa, KSKS12,7166.3%−0.2 pts

43Garden City, KSKS27,4026.1%+1.3 pts

44Great Bend, KSKS14,2666.0%−0.3 pts

45Hutchinson, KSKS39,5956.0%+0.2 pts

46Dodge City, KSKS27,6535.9%+0.1 pts

47Abilene, KSKS6,5525.9%+1.6 pts

48Spring Hill, KSKS10,7775.9%+2.0 pts

49El Dorado, KSKS12,6965.6%−0.0 pts

50Ulysses, KSKS5,5245.5%+1.2 pts

51Junction City, KSKS22,5835.4%−0.4 pts

52Coffeyville, KSKS8,4605.1%+0.9 pts

53Kansas City, KSKS157,8055.1%+0.7 pts

54Augusta, KSKS9,0734.9%−1.2 pts

55Mulvane, KSKS7,0304.9%+1.5 pts

56Maize, KSKS7,8534.9%+0.3 pts

57Liberal, KSKS19,0104.8%+0.2 pts

58Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2084.8%+0.5 pts

59Arkansas City, KSKS11,8004.4%−0.1 pts

60Haysville, KSKS11,3534.3%+1.3 pts

61Wellington, KSKS7,5414.2%−1.9 pts

62Park City, KSKS9,4584.2%+0.9 pts

63Chanute, KSKS8,5843.7%−1.1 pts

64Fort Riley, KSKS8,6061.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS